TAKE Steps: Motivational Interviewing to Prevent STIs

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Self Efficacy, HIV Prevention, STI Prevention

In brief

This study will consist of a randomized controlled trial of a motivational interviewing intervention for adolescents with diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The sessions will provide HIV/STI prevention education, use motivational interviewing (MI) to enhance goal setting, and providing skill building and referral to evidence based STI and HIV prevention strategies Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), condom use, and partner notification.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05215262

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

94

Starts

2022-03-08

Expected to finish

2024-06-05

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-22

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males or females aged 13 to 19 years.
• History of ≥1 STI in the 30 days prior to recruitment
• Confirmed treatment for a laboratory confirmed diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis (via microscopy or nucleic acid amplification test [NAAT]), Neisseria gonorrhea (NAAT), Chlamydia trachomatis (NAAT), Treponema pallidum [via new positive rapid plasmin reagin (RPR) assay] within the prior 30 days
• Self-reported HIV negative status.
• Able to speak and understand written English

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to provide informed consent due to intoxication or severe psychological distress.

Where it is running

• Primary Care, CHOP Clinic 3550 Market St — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• CHOP Primary Care, Roxborough — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• CHOP Karabots Pediatric Care Center, West Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• CHOP Primary Care, Cobbs Creek — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• CHOP Primary Care, South Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.